I’m Married! Meet My Husband, Vance Voetberg | Wife School Finale
September 17, 2026
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5 min readAlex Clark opens the final episode of her “Wife School” series by revealing she got married on August 29th to Vance Voetberg, a man she introduces formally for the first time. The episode is a two-hour conversation covering their entire story: how they met, their respective upbringings, the wedding, and what comes next. The central argument is that their marriage is the culmination of shared convictions about health, faith, and family—and that the real learning begins now.
Two Unconventional Upbringings Converge
Vance grew up in Centralia, Washington, as one of ten homeschooled children in a family that embodied what Alex calls “the ultimate Maha childhood before Maha was a thing.” His father built the family’s yellow farmhouse on a hill with views of Mount Rainier, and later built a coffee shop called Fiddler’s Coffee where all the kids worked starting at age six or seven. Vance describes the coffee shop as akin to Wits End from Adventures in Odyssey—a vibrant, life-giving hub in a town he says “definitely needs Jesus.” The family compound now includes multiple siblings living on the same fifty-acre property, trading homegrown produce and raw dairy.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:31) **Introducing Husband Vance** - Alex announces her marriage and introduces her new husband, Vance Voetberg, for the first time on the show.
- 2 (03:15) **Vance’s Upbringing: Fiddler’s Coffee & The Votberg Hill Compound** - Vance describes his childhood as one of 10 kids in a small Pacific Northwest town.
- 3 (09:03) **Music, Health Philosophy, and the Path to Journalism** - Vance explains his musical background and how it led him to health journalism.
- 4 (18:18) **The Core Health Philosophy: Accumulating Health** - Vance articulates his consistent health principle beyond trends.
- 5 (28:18) **How Vance First Discovered Alex** - Vance explains he knew of Alex long before they met, watching her evolution from a distance.
- 6 (31:33) **Spiritual Evolution and Mutual Attraction** - Alex shares her spiritual journey from a surface-level faith to a deeper, more theological conviction.
- 7 (36:49) **The Wingmen and The First Date** - Vance details how mutual friends finally orchestrated their meeting after years of failed attempts.
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Show Notes
SURPRISE! I'M MARRIED!!!! 💍
I am SO excited to reveal the biggest secret I've had to keep... I got married! Everyone meet my HUSBAND: Vance Voetberg 🤍
Vance is a health writer and the creator of "Running on Butter," a publication for gym bros and grandmas who want to live their fullest, healthiest life. Most importantly, he’s MY husband and Mochi’s stepdad. 🥹
But how did we meet?! How did he propose?! And how did I manage to plan an entire wedding in Washington state without telling you guys?!In this episode, I’m finally telling you the whole story—from the very beginning of our relationship to our engagement, secret wedding, and becoming husband and wife.
I’ve been dying to share this chapter with you, and now I finally can. 🤍💍
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